Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-07-16

where there Is no snow, and where I'M
worked stock live comfortably outdoors,
will not be more than 60 per cent. of their
cost IN the Eastern States, where the tenn
perature is so often below zero. The cost
of the average farm building in the East
is not less than $500. One-third of that
sum, 1854, is saved in this climate. The
interest upon that amount is nearly $50
annually.
The difference in the cost of family IS
clothing will amount to another 500. The
extra cost of Il meat diet demanded in a
cold climate over that of fruit and veget-
ables, sufficient in a winterless country,
will amount to S25 more. In these four
items the Vaca district resident is the
gamer, and the Eastern resident is a loser
TO the amount of S27l annually. The ex-
ira winter expense to a farmer, with even
a small stock of cattle, horses and sheep,
will amount to an equal sum each year.
1t will be plain to every one that winter
less climate will save enough in an average
working lifetime to make handsome COM
potency for old age. There are
OTHER CONSIDERATIONS
Which are worthy attention. The terrors
and sufferings incident to a six-months win
ter, where zero temperatures are not I'M
common year after year through long
life, are matters of great moment in max
ing permanent home. The pleasures OF
life where flowers bloom in the open air
the year around are all worth considering
The influence of mild climates in the mat
ter of robust health and long and vigorous
life, will sooner or later engage the atten-
ton of the scientist. That there is NOT
the demand upon the system in producing
such amounts Of animal heat is evident,
and that the human Matchmaking appara-
tus, with less labor, will last longer, would
seem to be equally evident. 1t is we'll
known to the medical faculty of this coast
that people debilitated through long resi-
dence in the low temperatures of high
latitudes and attitudes have come here,
and in year or two regained their lost
vigor As time advances and experience
is heightened here, undoubtedly stronger
proofs of these facts will be developed.
The American occupation of the coast has
mistakably that this mild, winterless eli
mate
PRODUCES VIGOROUS AND HEALTHY
RACE
OF people. Everywhere in the State, and
particularly in the Vaca district, the
children and grown people born and
brought up here present a full and
rounded type, in form and features more
like the German than that of their an
cestors of the Atlantic States 1t is safe
to assert that nowhere on earth can be
found more perfect physical specimens OF
manhood and womanhood than the men,
bers of the organization known as the
Sons and Daughters of the Golden
West" all born and raised in California.
Upon this point Bayard Taylor said
90 The children Of California are certainly
great improvement upon those not born
in that State. Nowhere can more
ROSY SPECIMENS. OF HEALTH
And beauty be found Strong-limbed.
red-blooded, graceful, and as full of happy
animal life as a young fawn, they bid fair
to develop into admirable types of man.
hood and womanhood."
This much has been said of the climate
of the Naca district, as it is subject
which, in an economic and hygienic point
of view, has received little attention from
| writers. From what has been said, II
viii appear that the producer and worker
in the orchards and vineyards of the Vaca
district has twice the productive time in a
year that the laborer has in winter eli.
mate, and that he will have longer life
and greater vigor in that mild, equabIe
climate than he can have in one of violent
extremes between high and low tempera-
lures. 1t is also evident that the mainten-
ance of all life is less expensive, and that
the same labor will afford incomparably
more comforts and luxuries than it is pos.
sible TO have in a winter country.